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Definition of the day : « catabolism »

  • As in assimilation : noun absorption
Example sentences :
  • We have seen that a centre of catabolism is a hypertonic focus of diffusion.
  • Extract from : « The Mechanism of Life » by Stphane Leduc
  • Every centre of catabolism is therefore a positive pole of diffusion.
  • Extract from : « The Mechanism of Life » by Stphane Leduc
  • Swelling of the spleen is caused by catabolism of the Malpighian bodies.
  • Extract from : « Valere Aude » by Louis Dechmann
  • He thinks of the world as an animal organism subject to what are now called anabolism and catabolism.
  • Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
  • Similar considerations as to the formation and breaking up of the molecules in anabolism and catabolism apply to polymerization.
  • Extract from : « The Mechanism of Life » by Stphane Leduc
  • Consider, on the other hand, a centre of catabolism, where the molecules are being broken up into fragments or smaller groups.
  • Extract from : « The Mechanism of Life » by Stphane Leduc
  • The processes concerned in metabolism are chiefly those of building up, “anabolism,” and breaking down, “catabolism.”
  • Extract from : « Dietetics for Nurses » by Fairfax T. Proudfit
  • In catabolism, the worn particles from the cells, and the dead cells no longer useful are broken up and thrown out of the body.
  • Extract from : « Dietetics for Nurses » by Fairfax T. Proudfit